Warning: Sensitive topics such as suicide, mental health struggles and disorders are mentioned in this article.
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Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated 10th studio album, “Midnights”, tells the story of “13 sleepless nights” through intimate, subdued pop. The album was shrouded in mystery during the weeks leading...
There’s a common litmus test in music circles. The question is simple: What’s your favorite metal album? If their answer is Tool, Mastodon, Judas Priest or some other obscure metal band your average...
When’s the last time you listened to a foreign language album? For most people it might be years, or maybe never.
Foreign albums, simply due to the language barrier, are often seen as inaccessible....
In the hip hop world, there is a great divide. The “popular” and the “conscious.” It divides artists like Kendrick Lamar and Drake, Migos and Lupe Fiasco, SOBxRE and The Koreatown Oddity. The question...
Released on Sept. 16, Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama’s second studio album, “Hold the Girl,” is a personal testimony of hurt, healing and her inner child. Written entirely during the pandemic,...
Following an informal two year hiatus, K-pop girl group Blackpink is back with their long-awaited second studio album “Born Pink,” released on Sept. 16.
Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with the...
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Kendrick Lamar released his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, on May 13th after much anticipation since the release of DAMN in 2017. The...
Tanvi Rao, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• May 10, 2022
Just seven months after releasing “Chemtrails Over The Country Club,” Lana Del Rey returns with her eighth full-length album “Blue Banisters.” In the album, released Oct. 22, 2021, she swaps out...
Released on April 12, Korean girl group Dreamcatcher’s new album, “Apocalypse: Save Us" effectively weaves multiple genres together with intense instrumentals. By continuing their exploration of rock...
Tanvi Rao, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• April 26, 2022
“Crash” marks the end of Charli XCX’s five-album deal with Atlantic Records, and she’s making sure she ends it with a bang. Released on March 18, the album takes a deep dive into the world of classic...
The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) served a platter of melancholy melodies, dark disco, and 80s’ synth-pop with his fifth studio album, “Dawn FM” in which he reflected upon life, death, and everything in...
